Harvesting-machine



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J. GILES.

HARVESTING MACHINE.

No. 362,887. Patented May 10, 1887.

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(No Model.)

J. GILES.

HARVESTING MACHINE.

N0. 362,887. Patented May 10, 1887.

w h a Unirnn STATES ATENT FFICEO JAMES GILES, OF PLEASANT YIFAV,ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO FRANCIS ASBURY JACKSON, OF CRESTLINE, KANSAS.

HARVESTING-MAOHlNE.

FSPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,887, dated May 10,1887.

Application filed January i, 1887. Serial No. 253,400.

To (LZZ whom 2'25 may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES GILns, a citizen of the United States,residing in PleasantView township, in the county of Cherokee and 5 Stateof Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarvesting-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain novel improvementsinlow-downharvesting-machines, which are especially constructed for carryingbinding mechanisnnwhich improvements will be fully understood from thefollowing description and claims, taken in connection with the annexeddrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvedgrain-harvester. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through themachine in the plane indicated by dotted line or .r on Fig.

1. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section indicated by dotted line g yon Fig. 2.

Referring to the annexed drawings by letters, A designates a rectangularplati'ornr frame, mounted on two rear transporting wheels, B B, whichare applied to a horizontal transverse axle, B. On this axle are spur opinion-wheels (t a,wl1ich are secured to grooved wheels a, havingperforations in their pcripheries. The spur pinion-wheels a a engagewith racks C O, rigidly secured to the frame A, and the grooved wheels ahave chains a secured to them, which are attached to a retative shaft,D, journaled in standards secured to the frame A. On this shaft is adrum, I), having perforations in its periphery, and a ratchet-wheel, b,with which latter engages a 40 pawl, I)", pivoted to an elevated frame,A. By turning the shaft D the rear part of the frame A can be raised orlowered, and by means of hooks 0, attached to the rear sill of frame Aand engaged with the wheels a, the frame A can be sustained at anydesired height from the ground.

The front part of the frame or platform A is mounted on a caster-wheel,E, the spindle d of which passes freely through the transverse bar of ahinged frame, F, and also through the front transverse bar of theelevated frame A, and has a cross-head, d, secured to it. The

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passage for the spindle through the front of frame A should be largeenough to allow the said frame freedom to be adjusted vertically withoutbinding. The upper end of the caster-wheel spindle (Z is attached by aswivel, d, to the front end of a lever, G, which has its fulcrum on astandard, G, and extends back alongside of a standard, H. By means of alink, 0, lever G- is connected to tl6VGl,G having its fulcrum on thestandard H and extending back within reach of a person located on aplatform, I. This platform I is mounted on a caster-wheel, I, andconnected rigidly to a longitudinal beam, 1, the forward extension ofwhich is arched over the axle B, and hinged to the middle transversebeam of the frameA and sustained against lateral displacement by archedbraces I", which are also hinged to the said transverse beam.

The ends of the cross-head d, above referred to, have ropes or chains fattached to them, which are carried back through suitable guides, andare secured to awinding-drum, g, mounted in standards secured to thebeam 1 in close relation to the platform I. By turning the drum 5/ t0the right or left an attendant can guide the machine, and by vibratingthe levers G G the attendant can raise or depress the front ofthe machine, according to the height of cut required. By means ofa catch, 2', thesaid levers can be secured to the standard, so as to hold the platformat the desired height from the ground.

J designates a roller, which is recessed into the front beam of theplatform A in rear of the proper location for the cutters, which are notshown in the drawings. In rear of this roller J is an endless carrier,K, (shown in Fig. 2,) stretched over rollers, and slightlyinelineddownward toward the front of the machine. The roller J operates to movethe cut grain backward so that it will fall evenly upon the endlesscarrier, which conveys the grain to a binding mechanism located in thespace below the frame A, and directly in rear of the front angularstandards and braces A The standard-braces are Z-shapcd and sustain thefront of the frame'A, and also render very strong that part of theplatform upon which I shall sustain and locate the binding mechanism.

By thus providing a location for the binding devices on the left-handfront corner of the platform A, I carry the grain directly from theendless apron or carrier into the binder, and can conveniently shield itfrom the wind. After the grain is bound the bundles have but a shortdistance to fall.

If the team is used in front of the machine, the draft-tongue will besuitably attached to the frame F.

I have represented the carrier K inclined but it may be arrangedhorizontally.

Having described myinvention, I claim- 1. The combination,withthelow-down platform-frame A and the elevated frame A,of the frontcaster wheel, its swivel standard, the hinged guide-frame F, thecross-head on said standard, connected by guiding ropes or chains to aWinding-drum, and the leversG G linked together, connected by a swivelto the casterwheel standard and provided with a catch for securing themrigidly to a rear standard, all substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the platformframe, of the endless carrier, thefront roller J, the elevated frame A, the angular standards A, the frameF, hinged to these standards, the caster-Wheel supporting the front ofthe machine, the adjusting-levers G G and the guiding devices,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the platformframe A, of the reartransporting-Wheels, B, their shaft B, bearing pinions a a andperforated pulleys a a, the pinions engaging with the racks C O, securedto said platform-frame, the hooks 0, adapted to engage with saidpulleys, the shaft D, bearing a ratchet-wheel, and ropes a connectingthis shaft with said pulleys a, and a pawl, b all constructed andadapted to operate substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' JAMES GILES.

Witnesses:

WM. P. GILBERT,

I. P. GUTHRIE.

